Metal tip for shoe laces



R. McK. MIKESEIrL.

METAL TIP FOR SHOE LACES.

APPLICATION nuzu JULY 15, 1921.

Patented May 2, 1922,

UNITED STATES? earner caries.

RAY MCKINLEY IVIIKESELL, OF PERCY, IOWA.

METAL TiP son snon LACES.

To all whom it may concern .1

Be it known that I, RAY MoKInLEY MIKE- SELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Percy, in the county of Marion and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Metal Tip for Shoe Laces, of which the following is aspecification.

Theobject of my invention is to provide a metal tip for shoe laces adapted to be so secured to the shoe lace material that it will not easily slip therefrom, the partsbeing ofvery simple, durable and inexpensive construction. I

More particularly my invention relates to a metal shoe lace tip adapted to extend around the end of a shoe lace and to have its side edges embedded and concealed in the shoe lace material, and having its edges provided with teeth for securely'holding the tip against accidental pulling 01f of the shoe lace material.

Still another object is to provide a blank of material for a shoe lace tip arranged to have its edges received in the shoe lace material forming thereby a pair of parallel walls, the walls terminating short of the outer end of said blank whereby said last portion of material may have its edges abut against eachv other for forming an entire covering around the outer end of the shoe lace material.

lVith these and other objects in view my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combinationof the various parts of my device whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: s

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a shoe lace with my improved shoe lace tip thereon.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blank of material for forming the tip.

Figure 3 is a perspective view with the walls bent up.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 showing the parallel walls resting against each other; and

Figure 5 is an end view of the metal tip.

In the accompanying drawings 1 have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate an ordinary shoe lace'which is made up of a number of strands of fabric or threads. My improved metal tip consists of a blank of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 16,

Patented May 2,1922. 1921. Serial No. 485,202.

material A of greater length than width. The blank of material A. consists of a-portion 11 which is the portion shown between the dotted lines 12 in Figure 2 of the drawings and theportion which extends around the end of the shoe lace 10. The portion 11 is provided with'openings 11 which have the material from which the opening was formed bent inwardly. The material bent inwardly leaves a roughedge which comes in contact with the lace 10 when the tip is folded or is rolled into position as will be hereafter explained.

The portions of material of the blank A extending on each side of the dotted lines 12 are the wall portions 13.

The wall portions 13 are provided with teeth 14 on their edges, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The walls 13 terminate short of the outer end of the portion of material 11.

Between the outer end of the walls 13 and the outer end of the portion of material 11 is provided a pair of short flanges 15 which are separated from the wall 13 by means of a slit 16.

The blank of material A is bent so that the walls 13 rest against each other and are received and concealed in the strands of the shoe lace 10, as clearly shown in Figure 4 of the drawings.

The teeth 14 have an edge 17 arranged substantially parallel with the ends of the blank of material A, and-have an edge 18 inclined from its inner end to its outer end so that when the blank of material has been formed on the shoe lace 10 the parallel edges 17 are towards the outer end of the shoe lace tip; so that any outward "pulling of the tip would tend to cause the parallel edges 17 to engage the strands of material of the shoe lace 10. I c There is no danger as to the tip pulling inwardly, hence the edges 18 may be in clined.

As just mentioned the only danger of the tip is that it may pull off from the end of the lace 10. The arrangement of the teeth with the parallel edges 17 prevent any. such accidental pulling off.

When the metal tip has been rolled and in position to receive the end. of the lace 10 the flanges 15 have their outer edges rest or abut against each other as clearlyshown in Figures 1 and 5 of the drawings. This It will be seen that I have provided a shoelace tip which is very desirable as it practically eliminates the possibility of it pulling off from the lace, and at the same time the end of the lace by the providing of vthe flanges 15 makes it possible to make it substantially circular and give to it the same shape as the ordinary lace tip.

In Figure l of the drawings the metal tip has been shown with its sides not circular. In this connection it will be understood that if it is desired the tip may be made circular when it is rolled upon the lace 10.

I have shown the lace tip applied to flat type of shoe laces; it will be understood, however, that my lace tip may be applied equally as wellto the round type of shoe.

laces.

Some changes may be made in the con-- struction and arrangement of the parts of my shoe lace tip without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claim,

anymodified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within its scope.

I claim as my invention:

A metal tip for shoe laces consisting of a blank of material of greater length than width adapted to extend around a shoe lace, the material adjacent to the side edges of said blank being bent so as to be received and concealed in the material of said shoe lace and to form a pair of parallel walls adapted to rest against each other,'said walls terminating short of the outer end of said metal tip, whereby the adjacent edges of said last portion may be made to abut against each other for forming a continuous'covering around the end of the lace, the loweredges of said walls being provided with teeth adapted to extend into the shoe lace material for preventing the pulling off of the tip from the laces for the purposes stated.

Des Moines, Iowa, June th, 1921;

RAY MCKINLEY MIKESELL. 

